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The City of #SantaBarbara released the design for an upcoming public street art project, which will transform the corner of State and Carrillo streets into a vibrant display inspired by Mixtec and Zapotec weaving patterns.
The project is part of Bloomberg’s Asphalt Art Initiative, which selected the city as one of 10 cities in North America to receive a $100,000 grant for a public street art pr…

Bloomberg Asphalt Art Initiative — Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture

"'Not a dumping ground for the world': Malaysia announces immediate ban on e-waste imports"
#Malaysia #EWaste #Technology

'Not a dumping ground': This country is banning e-waste imports
E-waste can contain lead, mercury and cadmium that pollute soil and water resources if improperly processed or dumped.

How can we establish financially sustainable organisations and initiatives that are grounded in the values of Open Science?
I created a list of ways to generate money as an #OpenScience initiative, service or business (including #OpenSource).

Even as Integrity, the mission moniker for the Orion capsule of Artemis II, ascended into the heavens days ago,
Donald Trump was announcing his intention to slash Nasa’s budget by 23%,
including a 46% cut for space science initiatives.
And the Artemis program that has run years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget offers no guarantees that the next, far harder stages will run as smoothly.
“The path to the lunar surface is open, but the work ahead is gr…

Every year in the Faroe Islands, an archipelago which is a protectorate of the kingdom of Denmark situated just 230 miles north-west of mainland Scotland - around 1150 small cetaceans, primarily long-finned pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins are massacred in drive hunts called ‘grindadršp’ (Faroese for the killing of pilot whales). https://www.

Stop the Grind | End Killing of Dolphins and Pilot Whales in the Faroe Islands
Stop the Grind is a global coalition of organisations and individuals working towards a simple mission: To end the inhumane and unnecessary killing of cetaceans (dolphins and whales) in the Faroe Islands. The Stop the Grind campaign is a multi-year initiative that will increase the pressure on the Faroe Islands to ban the Grindadrap.

DEGROWTH EVENTS FUND 2026 is open now!!
Once again, @… is supporting grassroots initiatives that bring people together to explore pathways toward ecosocial justice, care, and futures grounded in #sufficiency and

Degrowth Events Fund 2025 | International Degrowth Network
In 2025, the International Degrowth Network had the privilege of inviting the degrowth community to apply for a fund dedicated towards degrowth …

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it will deliver a "regret-inducing response" if Israeli strikes on Lebanon don't stop immediately, state media reports

Israel and the US say Lebanon is not included in a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran. PM Benjamin Netanyahu says today Israel delivered "the greatest blow" to Hezbollah since the start of its ground operation in Lebanon

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Vice-President JD…

Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire if Iran opens Strait of Hormuz - follow live
Pakistan had proposed the ceasefire after the US president threatened that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" if Iran did not agree to a deal.

Malaysia bans e-waste imports, vows to end illegal dumping https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/malaysia-bans-e-waste-imports-vows-to-end-illegal-dumping/

Malaysia bans e-waste imports, vows to end illegal dumping
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has announced an immediate and full ban on the importation of electronic waste, as the government vowed the country would not be a “dumping ground” for the world’s waste. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said in a statement late Wednesday that all electronic waste, commonly known as e-waste, would be reclassified under the […]

All immigration officers on the ground in Minneapolis will be equipped with body cameras, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said on Monday.
Ms. Noem said that the change would be effective immediately and that the program would be expanded nationwide “as funding is available.”
“We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country,” she said in a social media post.
The announcement came in response to concern and outrage among…

Immigration Officers in Minneapolis Will Wear Body Cameras, Noem Says
The change comes as the federal government has provided accounts of fatal shootings that have sometimes conflicted with local officials and witness videos.

A federal judge just told President Trump he has to stop building his tacky, enormous ballroom until he gets congressional approval.
Unsurprisingly, Trump immediately said he would keep building it anyway,
trying to squeeze his precious new obsession through a national security-sized exception in Judge Richard Leon’s ruling.
Leon, a 76-year-old George W. Bush appointee, wrote a banger of an opinion granting the preliminary injunction requested by the plaintiff, the Nationa…

Federal judge demolishes legal "basis" for Trump's ballroom
Judge Leon offered a masterclass in exposing MAGA nonsense.